Weekend Woman's Hour: Juliet open letter, Vogue’s Chioma Nnadi, Female Psychopath
Woman's Hour
BBC
4.1 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 13 April 2024
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
This week, it was announced that 883 actors, writers, comedians and creatives had signed an open letter in support of Francesca Amewudah-Rivers, the star in a new production of Romeo & Juliet, due to run in London's West End next month. The open letter came after a statement was published by the Jamie Lloyd Company, "Following the announcement of our Romeo & Juliet cast, there has been a barrage of deplorable racial abuse online directed towards a member of our company..." It was co-authored by actor Susan Wokoma who told us about the open letter.
We hear from the new head of British Vogue Chioma Nnadi, a London born, fashion journalist, podcaster and the first black woman to lead the title.
We hear the stories of women living in a women’s refuge in London.
Do you remember our segment on female psychopaths? We hear from one woman who has been officially diagnosed with the condition, M.E Thomas.
The pioneering feminist, journalist and activist Gloria Steinem made a name for herself in the 1960s and 70s through her journalism, which included going undercover at the New York Playboy Club to expose exploitative working conditions. She co-founded the Women's Action Alliance and in 1972 she co-founded Ms Magazine, putting conversations about gender equality, reproductive rights and social justice in the spotlight, and bringing the issues of the women's rights movement into the mainstream. Gloria has just celebrated her 90th birthday and tells us about the current state of reproductive rights in the US, the importance of community and hosting her own women's talking circle.
Could we be happier and more successful if we acted like toddlers? Dr Hasan Merali, Paediatric emergency medicine physician, Associate Professor at McMaster University and author of Sleep Well, Take Risks, Squish the Peas, tells us what we can learn about self-improvement from toddlers.
And we have music from the singer songwriter Rebecca Ferguson.
Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Rabeka Nurmahomed
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| 0:00.0 | My name is Mikita Oliver and I'm Lily Allen. In our new podcast we talk about the big issues and the little ones and everything in between in the way that only best friends do with brutal brutal honesty. |
| 0:14.0 | We'll be talking about things like early crushes, techno and ambition. |
| 0:20.0 | I've had a few celebrity crushes and for the most part they've come true. |
| 0:24.8 | Miss me with Lily Allen and McKeeter Oliver listen on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:31.8 | BBC Sounds Music music radio podcasts. |
| 0:35.0 | Hello, I'm Anita Rani and welcome to Woman's Hour from BBC Radio 4. |
| 0:40.0 | Hello and welcome to Weekend Woman's Hour with me and Nita Rani featuring all the best bits of the week just gone. |
| 0:46.0 | Well, as many as we can fit into an hour. |
| 0:49.0 | In a moment we'll hear from Susan Wachoma |
| 0:51.0 | on why more than 800 creatives have signed an open letter in |
| 0:55.0 | supportive actor Francesca Amawuda Rivers. |
| 0:58.0 | We have Vogue's new head of editorial content, Choma Nadi, on the importance of fashion. |
| 1:03.0 | My appearance is what keeps my mood up, it's what keeps me happy, it's what inspires me. |
| 1:09.0 | I think a lot of women in sort of high profile positions, they don't want to be questioned about |
| 1:13.8 | what they wear and I completely understand it but there are women who enjoy |
| 1:16.9 | expressing themselves through their clothing. We'll hear from a woman who calls |
| 1:21.4 | herself a psychopath. |
| 1:23.2 | In fact, when tested by a university expert in Texas, |
| 1:26.2 | she scored 99% under current psychopathy criteria. |
| 1:30.7 | And we'll discuss why behaving like a toddler could make your life better, plus music from the glorious Rebecca Ferguson. |
| 1:39.0 | First, when it comes to parts in plays or films or TV dramas, who's allowed to play the roles? In theory, anyone right? It's drama. |
| 1:49.0 | But when it was announced that Francesca Amuda Rivers would start as Juliet in the new production of |
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